The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-08
Thursday, Sept. s, 1887
Editorial Correspondence.
AMONG THE BUcKEYS.

MANssIELD, o., Sept. /, 1887.
Ohio is oil politics, natural gas
and liquor legislation, with IN occa-
sional growl at the hard times and
continued drouth-especially by
those who are always dry, like Squire
Hummel.
Politics is booming for Sherman
for President, but l detect in the
hearts OF the most sanguine Shor-
man men longing for Blaine, and
the general impression is that though
Sherman with get the Ohio electoral
on the first ballot the first opportu-
nifty afforded will find the delegates
with the "Plumed Knight Buck
eye politicians ore like Josh Billings
mule, "when you want tn pastur o
mewl in any particlar field always
turn him loos in the field adjoining
it and let him jump over the fence to
where you want him" was up to
see John Sherman's homo this
morning. 1t is on Third street, this
city, and is splendid edifice. When
We saw he had no fences to repair
We did not ring the bell. The only
argument have heard against
BlaiLs is the fear of his losing Indi-
ana on account of tho card he pub.
lished, dismissing the libel suit
against tho Indianapolis Sentinel, at
Che close of the last president
uampalgn, : adiGd S5 ssiGI !,tE::.. -
''could not expect justice rt the
hands OF M Indiana jury, or some-
thing to that effect This assertion,
which Mr.. Blaine did make, was not
intended as q slur on the Hoosiers,
but when presented to promiscu-
ous audience by skillful manipula-
tor, the effect may be easily appre-
handed. Governor Foraker OF this
State is recognized as a coming
man." His dispatch to President
Cleveland upon the order to return
the rebel flags which said that "No
flag should leave Columbus 80 long
as he was Governor Of Ohio" has
made him tho lion OF tho day-ospo.
cially among the soldiers. You have
no idea what a feeling that rebel flag
business has created against Presi'
dent Cleveland. The soldiers-re'
gardless OF previous party affiliations
swear by the Eternal they would no
vote for him any moro. This feeling
however, may subsido by the time o
the campaign, and the effective worl
OF the whippers-in bring them int
line. To sum the thing up short
Cleveland tried to set hen befor
il was ready to hatch.
Natural gas is creating an intens
excitement here, and nearly ever,
hamlet is circulating subscription
to raise money TO pay the expense
for sinking q we'll After the west
ern traveller has crossed the ALE
ghenies, the first thing to attract hi
attention at night are immune rabl
lights that resemble old fat~lAmps-
producing dull, aickeriDg Gght,b
almost entirely devoid OF smok
The uniform price for furnishing
stove with oil the gas wanted is fl
teen cents per month, and as man
gas jets for lighting purposes as yo
wish, for nothing. You may no
appreciate the benefits of such
boon to q community for manufa'
ing purposes Findlay, Ohio, seen
10 be the centre Of the great gas be
and they are just wasting it-allov
ing the main shaft TO burn torch
from 40 to 90 feet high, night OF
day, as an advertisement. The lig
Of the Findlay gas wells can be se'
forty miles. A few nights ago th'
had the second anniversary Of &
discovery Of gas, and the city was
Eliminated by 10000 gas jele. Il
boom to the town is SO great that
whole township has been laid ont
town lots, which sell at from $50
$1,000 per lot; manufactures o
crow ding 10 and farmers who stru
gled few months ago for siml
existence, tavo suddenly been ava
ened to find themselves willionair
John Sherman few months D
purchased tract of Land bear
town Of Findlay for which he p'